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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-08

CORTLAND Prentice, one of Basil Dukes off,
GERS and son Of George ID. Prentice, of The
Louisville Journal The Union EDITORS obit-
uary notice in The Journal OF his seceSsioniSt
son was a pathetic illustration OF the state Of
public sentiment in Kentucky at this time.
At Cynthiana the Federal troops were In
hot pursuit of Morgan. he therefore wheeled
and turned southwark, marching through
for the time he rested on his well won laurels.
Morgan was a well to do citizen Of Ken
lucky when the war began. He was born
In Huntsville, Ala, in 1Sa5 His picturesque
career ended in 1854. He was shot dead
while trying TO escape capture in East Ten
nessee. He died with his boots on
During his various raids he destroyed mil
lions OF dollars worth OF property.
Mai Gen. Don Carlos Buell. at this time COM
mAnded the United States armies of the depart
ment Of the Ohio. After the evacuation of
Corinth by the Confederates in May, 1862,
he established his headquarters at Huntsville,
Ala Halleck at st. Louis was his superior
officer.
Both the Union and Confederate generals
decided in June that Chattanooga would be q
good point TO occupy with their respective
armies IL would give command OF East
Tennessee. But while Halleck and Buell.
were debating about the best route out to Chat Chat
The race for the town between North and
South was won by the South. This was
only the first of the great racing matches
between Bragg and Buell.
At Chattanooga Bragg prepared his army
to invade Kentucky. he parted 1t into three
divisions under Hardee, Leonidas Polk and
T. Kirby Smith, respectively. Kirby Smith
was in command in East Tennessee.
A portion OF the Union forces under Gen
Nelson was sent to Murfreesboro to oppose
thN Co-S Si--Ata raider, N. b. Forrest, who
had taken possession Of Murfreesboro with
valuable stores, July IS, after sharp fight
On the approach OF Nelson Forrest left the
town. Nelson pursued but could not over
take him, not having cavalry. Forrest sweeps
around Nashville like tornado, and then
went To McMinnvilc, Tenn, whence he made
raids.
Buell. had been busy putting railroads In
order, the Nashville and Chattanooga and
tho Memphis and Charleston, whereby to
transport his troops. The latter part OF July
the last of his army crossed the Tennessee
river and moved eastward This was Gen.
Thomas division. It was on this march
that the lamented Col. Robt- l.. McCook was
killed in northern Alabama Ho was al
and unarmed, travelling Ina ambulance,
when he was shot dead by guerrillas. He Is
buried Mt the beautiful Spring Grove GENE
terry, Cincinnati
Nelson was ordered TO McMinnville, still
after that Industrious raider, Forrest. Early
in August, 1872, this was the disposition oil
the Federal army; Nelson was ut McMinn
vile, Tenn. Crittenden and McCook were a
Battle Greek; Rousseau was on the Decatur
and Columbia railroad. and Thomas was OF
the Nashville and Chattanooga railroad
They were thus scattered over wide dis
trict
And at this time Bragg began
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Kansas CITY Fair.

Kansas City will have great fair
and race meningitis fall. The Kan
sas City Agricultural and Horticultu-
raj Fair association have purchased new
grounds and constructed the fastest
mile track in the west, and ample build
ings for all classes of exhibitors have
been erected within short distance of
the city's business center, and will hold
the first fair on the new grounds Sep.
TENDER 26, 81, %, 90, so and October 1
A new and commodious grand stand
with seating capacity of 10000 has
been erected and will be free to all pa
irons of the fair. For premium lists,
speed programmes, ETC., address
ED. II. WEBSTER, President,
I, w. II. Town, Secretary.
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Refused Rribe.

CONCORD, N. H, Sept. Elm the
Senate this afternoon Senator Sawyer,
rising to question of personal privil-
eye, stated that Kirk D. Pierce, who is
had, on Wednesday last, offered him a
bride of SIS 600 to make speech in ia
vOr of the pending Boston s. Maine
Railroad bill, and that he had spurned
the offer. A committee of inVestiga-
ton was appointed. Pierce declares
the charge untrue
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Attempted Assassination

CATTLETsBURG, KY, Sept. There
is intense excitement here over the DIS
covery of an attempt to murder A.
f. Bush and his wife who are about SO
years old. About o'clock yesterday
morning two men, negroes or whites
with BACKED faces, entered the house
and shot MIR. Bush in the forehead and
Mrs. Bush in the body, infiicting prob
ably mortal wounds. They obtained
$40 in money. A force went in pursuit
of them. DISTINCTIONS having been
encountered by freight train, it is
thought the miscreants hoped to wreck
the pay car due to-day.
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EInnes and Elements

CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-Adda Hardy, the
sixteen-year-old girl with whom Chas.
Pitcher eloped out of revenge for hay
ing been surrendered as deserter from
the United States army by her father.
applied yesterday for a divorce, or rath-
er to have the marriage formally an
nulled: She claims to have been toe
badly frightened by Pitcher to realize
what she was doing; that she was toe
young to legally contract marriage
without her parents consent, and that
she now abhors Pitcher and could never
be his wife in fact. The couple were
recently arrested at Hutchinson, Kan
saS, and brought back here.
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TIED to n Tree for a Nlehe

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Sept. 5.-A
daughter of Dick Breathitt, wealthy
man of Cleveland county, was
criminally assaulted by a tramp two
days ago. She was out riding and he
pulled her from the horse and tied her
TO a sapiing; she remained all night
before being found. The girl is young,
handsome and cultivated. Her father
offers $500 reward for the arrest of the
sconndrel.
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No Word for the Bond Throwers.

: OTTAWA, H., Sept. THE supreme
court met at o'clock this morning
with full bench present with the ex-
ception of Justice Scott. After
making announcements in the six
cases and entering some motions and
without mentioning the anarchists
cases court was adjourned until 8
o'clock tomorrow. The indications
are that no opinion in the bond throw
erS' cases win be filed this week.
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T g a C b O. Louis
vile, Sept. %, a
tragic event hap
pened then which
threw the whole
city into excite
ment. This was the
fatal shooting OF
Gen. William Nell
son by Brig. Gen.
JEFF. G. Davis, of
Indiana, in a quar-
rel.
Gen. Nelson was
born in Maysville,
Kentucky, in 1925.
IT, TOH1 l.
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COIN AND OATS.

Parties wishing corn
and oats will do well by
comforting with us. as we
are receiving ar loads OF
both corn and oats daily.
Parties taking grain off
the cars viii receive q re-
duction. DALE g SON,
ii East sixth Az.
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sS~Raee

CHICAGO, Sept. Jay Eye See and
Patron are matched to trot at Wash
ington park for $1,000 a side. This
race will take place either September
9th or October I'd. 1t will be the
grandest trotting event of the year.
Jay Eye Sees record is 2:l0 and
that of Patron 2:144. The latter has
beaten the record for five year old stall
lions by almost four seconds.
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six boys Of my regiment who stacked arms
on the sand,' says private who tells the
story Of BuelI's chase through Kentucky.
The other men OF the regiment had drop
ped out by the way, either fallen through
fatigue or been lost by struggling. The other
regiments were In not much better condition
than the one mentioned when they encampsd
on the sand below Louisville And after
this river wes reached thousands more drop
ped out, deserted or struggled"
The dav that the last of BneIIas army
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LIVER scandal.

CONCORD, n. III. Sept. MAN
chester has developed miniature
reproduction of the London scandal.
TIE persons implicated embrace some
well known business and professional
range from III to is years. The ex-
posure came about through q confes
ion Of one Of the girls
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by young Ken
lucky recruit tt,
and his whole
force in the state
now amounted to
not far from 65,-
600 men. Imme-
diately on hearing
OF B u ellis APP
proach, Brag 6
wrote to Polk to
come at once to
Frankfort, by way
of Bloomfield.
Bragg looked for g
battle with Buell..
Polk was to pre-
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As. st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. Z, 1887.
CATTLE-Receipts, 1850 head; market DUH
err steers, s3O093.s0: Texans and indians,
s2003J60.
Hoes-ReceIpts, 3, 100 head: market active
packers and Workers., S500l5.z6.
SHEEP-ReceIPt 5000 head; market firm;
fair to choice, s3.1064.15; common, eSy0003.00
WHEA7-Market irregular: No. red cash,
69kGt0c: september, 695Ec; October, 505Sc;
Novem Der, TAG.
CORs-Bareiy steady; No. 2. cash, 3s40
39zc; September, 38Izc: October, 3szc.
OATS-Market steady: No. 2, cash, 24c; Oc-
tober, 2415c: November, sc.
PoRK-SI5.G0.
LARD-9S25.
LLrIrs
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OF poor parents. The
encyclopedias say
that In his early
youth he worked at
road making, /" which
statement is not as
clear as one could
wish at any rate,
he was self educated
and studied law, and
never went to West
Point. He won q high
place as q criminal
lawyer at Louisville.
He took the Union
side in 1851, and
raised two regiments
In Kentucky, but was
Oblipai to OuartRr
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The NJ. E. Church ice-cream social
Wednesday evening, August S1st, at
Liberty School House, near Patty's
Mill, in Pike Township, gotten up for
the benefit of the pastor, Rev. II. A
Cook, was largely attended, and all
present appeared to enjoy themselves
in the highest degree. The proceeds of
the entertainment amounted to s22.5O.
Robert Smith, of Pike Township,
died Monday, Sept. 5th, 1887, aged "a
years. The funeral took place yester-
day at the family residence near Patty's
Mill; after which the remains were
buried in the Hayworth Cemetery. The
deceased was highly esteemed by all
who knew him, and his death will be
regretted by large circle of friends.
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mails. Senator j. ].
Crittenden held in
his time the highest
political offices his
state could give him.
He was an ardent
Union man when the
war began. He had
two sons, Thomas L.
a nd George B.
Thomas entered the
Union army, George
B. the Confederate,
and both rose to he
generals. Thorn a S
L., the Union Crit
Tandem RTiaiIsa COrnS
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slashed woman, Claud Walder, across
the throat with a razor and then cut
his own throat, following that by
shooting himself twice in the neck and
heart. Weston was removed to the
police station and will probably re-
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and bridges, and
July II he cap
tured the town OF
Cynthiana, near
the Ohio river. A
battalion OF his
men, indeed, I'M
der Basil Duke,
penetrated quite
to the river, burn
ing the wealthy
old town of Au-
gusta, a few miles
below Maysville
In the fight at Au-
gusta was killed
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Atte,apse4 maraer ana suleide.

WICHITA, Kas., Sept. 5.-At2 O'Clock
this morning, John William Weston,
muIatto cook, made a desperate
attempt at murder and suicide at the
disreptutable house kept by Jennie
Silyers, near the Union depot 81 e
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amonent. A little
later and Gen. Ter
ren was also killed.
The day would
have been lost on
the left only for
Stark W eat hers
brigade. These be-
longed to Rous-
seau's division, and
with stubborn bra
very they held the
Confederates back
after Terrell's men
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And at this time Bragg began
THE INVASION OF KENTU

THE INVASION OF KENTUCKY.
Kirby Smith had been ordered into Ken
lucky. He left Knoxville, passed rapidly
through a gap in the Cumberland mountains
and sped northward. He issued n proclama-
ton among the people as he went. telling
them that every man who fired on hsa troops
should be hancea
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pAuSs OF the DcNSnIy-
first Indiana, was q
very prominent bus
iness man OF Terre
Haute, and one OF the
most promising SOL
diers that Indiana
sent to the war. Nor
tally wounded in the
midst OF o crushing
defeat, his first words
TO a young officer
who attended him
swere, Have 1 done
my duty9 Have I
done all that could
be doneY'' "Yes, Col
onel, you have done
a.
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Messrs. w. j. Jones. w. F. Ewing,
o. Ii. Hardcastle, L. Z. Lambert and
E.W. Cunningham went out Wednesday
evening TO the home of j. II. Wiggam
and report pleasant time. The call
was in honor of Judge Berkshire, of
Indiana, who is visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Wiggam.
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'Then," said the gallant soldier, ~ die content.
Tell my wife and children that my last thoughts
were of them"
Near the old camps of the Union troops,
two miles north from the scene of the first en-
gagement, Manson made another stand. Here
was some hard fighting, but again the Con-
federates were victorious AT this time Gen.
Nelson arrived, took command and arranged
for a final stand on a slight elevation near the
cemetery in front of Richmond. Here the
Federal raw recruits, decimated to about 2 500
men, made their third and last rally against
an enemy vastly superior in numbers and dis
ciplfne The Confederate line was twice re-
pulsed immediately to the right of the ceme-
terry, but the Union line was finally broken
and thanked and the day was hopelessly lost.
Gen. Nelson was twice wounded in this action.
Gen. Manson was captured.
In the battle of Richmond there were 10 900
Confederate troops and thirty-six pieces Of
artillery. The Union forces consisted of
about 1000 men. The Confederates lost over
900 in killed and wounded. The Union troops
lost sos. Besides that, 1900 Of them were
made prisoners.
After the fight at Richmond Kirby Smith
marched his men to Lexington, the chief town
in the Blue Grass region Thence he sent out
Gen. Heth with 5000 men to camp within a
few miles OF Covington, opposite Cincinnati.
Another detachment was ordered in the di-
rection Of Louisville. Smith himself re-
manned at Lexington, waiting the word to
Join Bragg, and recruiting his army among
the Blue Grass sympathi1ers with the Con-
| eederate cause.
Meantime CONSERVATION reigned at Cincin-
natl, and in the populous and well to do
smaller towns along the Ohio below. At
| Cincinnati martial law was proclaimed, and
the indefatigable Gen. Lew Wallace began
certifying with all speed in the region about
| Covington, KY. The Irenains Of these do
| lenses are still seen. Wallace ordered all
| business houses closed, and the ferry boatz
that piled between Cincinnati on the Ohio side,
and Coyington and Newport on the Kentucky
side, were stopped An this half an hour
| after Wallace reached Cincinnati, Sept. 1.
The scene that followed is beyond descrip-
| ton Mothers OF young infants had left
them ON one side Of the river, and visited the
other for business or for pleasure. This iron
military order cut them of from return, and
for one night at least both mothers and
babies were alike frantic. Mechanics and
other workingmen, by the thousand, had left
their families that morning, expecting to re
turn as usual, only to find themselves stopped
as by an adamantine wall at o'clock Al
all sorts OF rumors OF capture and impressine
men into the soldiers ranks were prevalent
none knew for the time what had become oi
those nearest them Imagination supplied
the to-A
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Kirby Smith was a

kirby Smith was o
q West Point gradu-
ate OF 16& He was
In the Mexican war,
and was assistant
professor OF mathe-
matics at West Point
for o time. He re-
mained In the United
States army till 1851,
and then Joined the
southern army. He
was ct Stone River,
and continued In the
service till the close
Of the war. He sur
rendered to Gen. Can
by, at Baton Rouge,
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The santa Fe's New move.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 5.-The Atchi-
son, Topeka 81 Santa Fe railroad au-
thorities issued 1,OOO-mile railroad
tickets to their agents to-day. The
Santa Fe has never used these tickets
before; and its action caused much
surprise in railroad circles. The Santa
Fe has also sent out money coupon
baggage books, containing checks good
for so, 25, 10 and cents.
INCREASING THE CAPITAL.
TOPEKA, Kas., Sept. 5.-The Santa
Fe stockholders, at their meeting here
to day, ratified the action of the direct
ors and authorized the increase of the
capital stock. $10,OOO,OO0. Representa-
tiYes of 47S, 46l shares voted for the in
crease. Vennor of Boston, who repre-
sents 500 shares, voted against the in
crease. The purpose of this increase is
TO purchase locomotives and rolling
stock for the Chicago line and provide
other improvements necessit ated by the
enormous increase in the traffic of the
road
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Personal.

Will Wayman of Admire City is in
town to-day.
D. j. Laughlin and n. c. Bolt, of
Americas, were in the city Tuesday.
Cal. Van Size, of Fremont
Rancho, this county,is in the city for
few days.
Geo. Thatcher of Allen is in the city
Tuesday. He reports their little city as
in a very prosperous condition.
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made commander Of the army Of the Ohio He
was mustered out or the volunteer service in
1854 and resigned from the regular army in 1865.
He Is now a resident IN Louisville
In August Gen Buell. had been under the
impression that Bragg meant to move against
Nashville. The Federal commander had &C
cordingiy concentrated his main army at
Murfreesboro. Early in September he be-
came aware that Bragg's movements meant
the invasion Of Kentucky and the north.
Thereupon, Sept. 2, he set his army In mo-
ton for Louisville. It has been already
mentioned that this city was Bragg's object
i've point also. The second race between
Bragg and Buell. began therefore.
Maj Gen. Bragg, BueIl's opponent, was a West
Point graduate OF the class Of 1897. He vas a
NORTH Carolinian, and was three years older than
Buell. Like most prominent officers on both the
Union and Confederate sides, Bragg had served
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Al. Rainey and family and A. w.
Davis, of Higginsport, o., are visiting
j. r. Davis, of Dow Creek, and James
Williams, of Emporia. They are well
pleased with Kansas and may locate
near Emporia.
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BATTLE OF PERRYVIIIE

This had been BuelTs disposition of his
forces after he marched out OF Louisville,
Oct. 1, with 10000 men: Gen. Sill, with
two divisions, the Federal 1azt marched
against Kirby Smith at Frankfort The rest
Of the army moved by different routes against
Bragg himself at BardstoWn.
There was perpetual series of cavalry and
artillery skirmishes with the Confederates
after leaving Louisville, which kept BuelI's
army back and gave Bragg time to withdraw
from BsrdStown. Buell. reached that place
eight hours after his enemy had left it. Re-
ports reached Buell. from time to time indi-
eating the direction Bragg had taken. He
changed his line Of march accordingly, now
here, now there, till at length it seemed clear
that Bragg was either at Perryville or Har-
rodsburg.
Oct. 2, Buell. came within three miles of
PerTyville. There he found the Confederates
in force. GilbeFt's corps was with the Fed
eral commander at this time McCook's
corps was at this time on the Harrodsburg
road, and Crittenden's corps was on the
Lebanon road.
10
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MARCHING THROUGH KENTUCKY

We left Bragg at Bardstown Sept. q.
Oct. he left Gen. Ieonidas Polk in COM
mand at that town, and himself started to
Lexington Polk had orders to SLOWLY re-
tire" to Bryantsyille. Kirby Smith was at
this time in the interior Of the state with his
army, waiting orders to join Bragg at Frank
fort.
There really was a Confederate governor
OF Kentucky for few days. Oct. Bragg
and Kirby Smith united their forces at
Frankfort. Then Bragg was good e his
word He and Kirby Smith installed Rich
ard Halves as provisional Confederate gov
ernor Of Kentucky. Bragg had set mp q
Confederate government In the state.
Richard Halves had been member Of the
United States congress. The Confederate
government In Kentucky did not, however,
last long. A week later 1t rstrsated swiftly
southwark, governor and all
Bragg learned at Lexington, Oct Q, that
Buell. had started after him again. Braggas
own army had besa considerably increased
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A DEsERTER ARRESTED.

BERLIN, Sept. 6.-Hans JaboskeD,
an American citizen, has been arrested
in the Lysabel Woods, on the Island of
Aisen, in the Baltic Sea, on charge o
deserving from the army in 1878.
PRINCE ALBERT AT HELSINGER
COPENHAGEN, Sept, 6.-The Prince
of Wales, accompanied by his son.
Prince Albert Victor, arrived at Hell
singer to-day and was saluted by the
men of war in the harbor On landing
the princes were received by the Dan
ish royal family and the Gar and
CZarina of Russia. They were after
wards escorted to Fpedelsborg by a
guard of honor.
FAILED AFTER CENTURY.
Greenway, Smith & Greenway's bank
at Warwick has failed. The bank has
been established for a century and had
the highest reputation for sounedess.
1t is feared the failure will cause wide
spread ruin.
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..srA On KnowIedge ana drew pictures or
the fate Of loved ones that did not err on the
side Of the commonplace and the safe. Gin
cinnatians talk to this day Of Lew Wallace's
military rule in Cincinnati
He saved &c from invasion. In q few hours
time he had an army of 1000 men ready.
BY his proclamation he sent prominent
wealthy citizens TO the other SIDE Of the river
to work on the Notifications It was curl
Gus spectacle, white handed men with rings
and gold watches digging in the dirt like rail-
road laborers. and throwing up earthworks.
'tCitizens for labor, soldiers for battle"
were Lew Wallaces words
Recruits besides poured in from Ohio, In
dianA and elsewhere, till there were defend
ers enough there 20 make the invasion OF
Cincinnati n serious business for anybody
who should attempt it.
A pontoon bridge was laid across the river,
and over it thousands OF new soldiers marched
day and night 20 man the new Notifications
at Covington. After some days Heth dropped
back and reioined Kirby Smith.
Il Is time now 10 see what Gen. Buell. was
about,
Don Carlos Buell. was an Ohio man, born at
Marietta In 1913 Went through West Point and
| served IN tia Mexican war. Was made major
part ta the battle Of Shiloh, and after that wa
II